The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-06


from the Mormon Pulpit.
Having few purchases to mako we sanleu
forth. and our first exploration was OF the
shops the most important of which Is iuo
new "cooperativc store" which pears Vne
following sign: Holiness TO tho Loiu.
Ziou's Cooperative Msrcatile Institution
A large eve is painted on the sign, with giit
rays Givercing from it in every direchoh'
Hero our wants were quickly and satlsIac
torilv supplied. We found the prices OF dry
| goods abont the same as in San franc'sco
! and Chicago. -,
| Our next visit was TO the tabernacle, where
the RELIGIOUS services are held. The bullulnS
is surrounded by high wall which incIoses
very large space, within which the enuo"-
uent house and the new temple, then I'D pro
coss of erection. also stand The tabernacle
is an enormous building, elliptical III shape'
built of wood and with round rooi, sup
,,ortod ON rnonv columns, which surround the /
exterior of the building. There are an IN |
crodihle number of exits, and though the |
building holds 1900 people, we were as,urcu
that in cae minute and hah 10 'oulu De
emptied. Shabby as was the exterior ol o''o
unpainted building. the interior was eve"
80 droarv The roof was thickly hung
with garlands which were green SIX years aeO
when they were hung in honor OF some spech"
G ceremony. and paper flowers OF the same la'e
were scattered profusely about. There Is
r wide gallery running round three sideS Vi ''i0
L,,ud;n, and the floor slopes in such man
nor &C 70 allow those sitting in the rear 10
4 ao,,,,,,ord q GOOD view of the pupits. The
body cf the tabernacle is occupied by ORDINARY
re,rs but in the middle of the building Is
"a 1arcotank. guarded by four terra Gotta beasts
5 which we were told were lions
8 Durinq the services a fountain springs rom
iie +bo ,o,,tcr of the tank | could not learn tD7
), si,,,;Gco,,ce of this novel feature, IL slgniH-
2t conce II has. One lady told me That lhey
~ 0tboucbt il a pleasant thing 10 bave louH
e tain playing during services, so-'i'ey 10"
ly i+n Wera the tabernacle a temperance
:" STRONGHOLD. this libation would haVe seeucu
,,,oro orrropriate. At one end OF the Dullu-
al inc, l. - Uniform with three tables, one above
70 tbe other vnicn are called pulpits AT tn'
hi,bo.t ono sit the president and two OF hi'
- councillors: the second one Is reserved lol Wv
twelve apostles, and on the lowest the CON
49, rnupion !, administered every Sunday "ae'
r being substituted for wine
On each side of the pulpits were huliioe
ofI.n.be. which the guardian told US '"ei'
reserved for those Of the brethren VINO "el
- ~ fo,ci,,,r At the back of the plat
dH To,.n stands the organ, which Is IN
glory and pride OF the SAINTS, VII
cloim that it Is only second III 81 81,
~ or,ong American organs. III Is Icali
very handsome. rejecting great cteulV Oh III
native designer, for the entire organ "'
made Mt Salt Lake City The acoustic prog
tics of the tabernacle are very reHi''' NiD' n,
En- StonGing at the extreme end oil lno 6'i''
- we bel.tl a pin dropped upon the pau VI
and IN, sound OF a low whisper WIN ~. ~
disti1.,,ie,s At convenient polht S''
eo,-r..l large barrels Of wafer WIN u" 'uI
attached. for the benefit OF the thirSVy on'9
the assembly. The religious exercises I"
G. hold in the tabernacle on Sunday AheS W
ly sist of the singing OF hymns prayer 'o
tbe uresident and "a sermon from soiile V"0
the apostles A.. ,t,,.,,o,, n,
The subjects treated from the Mormon P'
~ cover n very wide range, including
,,,,r tornoral as well as spiritual points OF ii'D
oct writer on this subject says: III
,,,.oot tabernacle one will hear serhioils'
IA advice on the culture Of sorghum imam "-
tisn upon the best manure LOT cap''s
,rac- nron tine perseverance of the SAINTS upo"
,vicl,eduess of the s!,imming ol hillN N-IOio
.ale mon the best method OF cieahinS W"
bitches. upon bed bug poison, upon 'ne =, +. r
of real estate upon the teethlnS VI O'i'.''
,,ron the martyrs and prosecutions oi
church terrible denunclatlons ol uer'n'' "
tbn enemies of the Mormons. upon oii'0 vi
a cure for measles, upon the ordlnaVl"n ~
made priesthood. upon the characteroi oi Mei0''i'''
ears mon abstinence from plug tobacco III
guar m chiQnons, upon twenty-five yaiu u'e9'''' ~
;-Iv plural marriage, etc. lit
- Leaving the tabernacle, our next Fi9iU
~ the new temple, beautiful Ounui"e "
in nrocess of erection. The maleilai u'0u
;ts construction is a peculiar black anu "
AMI Granite quarried from one OF the inou"''
naar nv This edihce Is TO be reSeI'eu
tbe .n1ore sacred rites OF baptism anu Gnu
,nent we learned, marking IhaO Vuo y
,nouv Of sealng or endowment lor ~
DESIGNATE the marriage ceremony ~
orod bv fhen more sacred thah INC soi
>, nroise Of the Creator. The ceremony
tTN' a,dovcroeut is one that no Gentle b uiio
III uis- 10 witness On asking one ol Ine -lo'
Cath ladies whom We met the mature .,;na III -, dit
Ally che said: "The ceremony OF Se"iiii5 W.
from the marriage ceremonies III 'ne y"
in this particular-that with Us u u'io'N
husband and wife throughout all e'eii
enable niS'e1u go CELESTIAL marriage.
,phOne quently Is 'cI4hr" - g. oo,. busbau
ply wifes VOW Of OOculcuce =" nv
not included in the ceremony al an, -
ERY. - diCTe,s in this particular also we
nn',;ors ~ ri,,~ 10 hear concerning the marriage
COND) ahA'Ou' ~ ~ ~ -, ,o.osions but our
york al menis worn OH '4lS'o w -, not so
-ge in mon friend on this point vas "oU ~
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